reconocido, reconocedor

English translation: In good legal English, the child would be... [see below]

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14:50 Aug 3, 2000

Spanish to English translations [PRO]Law/Patents

Spanish term or phrase:reconocido, reconocedor

In a mexican document Acta de Reconocimiento de Hijos, which I guess is Acknowledgement of Paternity in English, the reconocido is the child and the reconocedor is the father. How could that be rendered in good, legal English, please?

Explanation:...the "acknowledged offspring," and the father would be the "acknowledging parent" (or "acknowledging party"). -- The child could conceivably (so to speak) also be referred to as the "recognized offspring," but this usage drifts into error when, by extension, the father is referred to as the "recognizor" and the child as the "recognizee." These two terms refer specifically to what is known as a "recognizance," which is an obligation entered into before a court or magistrate, whereby the recognizor promises to perform some specific act required by law, as described in the documentation stating the nature of the obligation. In criminal practice, of course, "recognizance" refers to the defendant's promise to appear in court on a given day, and/or to keep the peace...

Explanation:...the "acknowledged offspring," and the father would be the "acknowledging parent" (or "acknowledging party"). -- The child could conceivably (so to speak) also be referred to as the "recognized offspring," but this usage drifts into error when, by extension, the father is referred to as the "recognizor" and the child as the "recognizee." These two terms refer specifically to what is known as a "recognizance," which is an obligation entered into before a court or magistrate, whereby the recognizor promises to perform some specific act required by law, as described in the documentation stating the nature of the obligation. In criminal practice, of course, "recognizance" refers to the defendant's promise to appear in court on a given day, and/or to keep the peace...